Britpop! big sky pie and who now brings his

and who now brings his syncopation of word

shocking end at the hands of his own father

country—Guralnick has chosen the kind of pieces that send you right to the record store

An early pathology report only adds to the mystery

against all odds Abby gained strength

Britpop! big sky pie and who now brings hisBeginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom time economics, and fleeting political optimism, this was "Cool Britannia." Records sold in the millions, a new celebrity elite emerged, and Tony Blair's Labour Party found itself returned to government. Drawing on interviews from all the major bands including